Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-01-09
YESTERDAY IN EUROPE.
Contest Over the German
Army Bill.
Frsn the ssltAs 70 the Pops-POlltIsal
crisis In Deamark-To b. 6assss e
Queen Victoria BalsAria Asks
the Aid Of France.

The New Array Rill.
BEzrIN, Jan. e.-Printea cepies Of The
amended army bill viii be distributed
n the kesehstag on Monday. The d.
bate On the second reading Of the mea-
s1re. sn Tuesday. promises 10 Be
stormy one. Prince Bismarck has an-
} npuneed bic intention ef Femkining In
Berlin until the faaa of the bill sAAll
have been decided. In 6opsrnmeat
eiralea lsss confidence is felt as 10 ahe
passsae Of the bill, and there are indi-
cations that Prince Bismarck IL open 10
Q compromise. ID is believed that be
would Accept an amendment limiting
the operatton Of the bin 20 i've years,
bat be uill certainly reject prop
for tue term Of three years. and vii i'm.
mediately dissolve the RsichstaQ II thai
body persists ia thus amending The bill.
The Government relies upon fears Of
q dissolution IL EnnsncinR members OF
the Center and ProQressiopi, & parties.
as one Of the reaalts Of she election
would probably be q reduction in their
Numbers. The temper displayed by
clerical members of the comniauSon |
towards the close Of the debate, showed |
no symptom Of dread Of q dissolution |
ef Parliament. Herr Windhurst. the |
Clerical leader, bad q sharp Interchange /
OF words With General Won Sohellen-
dorf, On remarks by the former thai
Germany vas livina In state Of pre-
found peace, and that she vas In alli
ance With Austria and Kassia. while she /
Was menaoed No where. General Won /
Seheliendorf declared that as War
Minister he had nothing to do
with political considerations. Tue Gov
| A. -. A. - Il
peut that the ReichstaW would oppoap
the bill. Il had already twice voted for
it, aud he was oonEident that the Reich
stag would finish By voting for ID again.
Here Windthnrst responded anQrily
that the Rsiohstag would make no con-
ceasion beyond What the commission re-
commend, even menaced With = eoap
defat. Farther soreness was caused by
General Won SohellsndOFfs refusal 20
state or discuss what financial resources
the government relied on to cover the
extra expenditures. On the whole the
prospects are the voting In the Reich
STAG will probably be Ia the same ratio
for the trienniate a. for the commission.
Very Pleasant.
OoNsTkNTTNoPLE, Jan. Sat the Sul
tan's request Sir Mm. Whyte, British
Embassador 10 the Porte, recently had
3 two hoars' private audience with bis
Majesty. Tue Sultan expressed bis
Rratlhcation II the appointment Of SiF
William az Z nbass dor. and entrust q
him vita cordial New Years message
to the Qaeen.
NOa Acceptable 60 the Pope.
RoME. Jan. s.--The Vatican has re-
ceived a comnunicatioa from France
-.
the basis Of the Conoordat literally in
terpret.d. The Vatican doss NOS 40.
prove the proposals. aud will s0on ex-
pl4tn it's views formally and at length
10 France.
Gladstone Wom't Moatiy . Bas.
LoSDos. s.-0ladstone personally
denies sbet he Is prepared 10 modify hIs
Home Aale bill, asansounced yesterday
By the Standard, which declared be
Ssuld make concessions 10 the Liberal
Unionists.
The People VIII Decide.
OoPKNHA0KE, Jan. S.-Ihe Danish
Falkethine, the lower house of Pariia-
ment, has been dissolved, owing 10 the
refusal to agres TO the Governments
ananoiai proposals and army estimates.
Elections for the new FalksthinR will
take place Jan. 18th,
stormy weather.
LoNDoa. Jan.6.-A terrible snow storm
has prevailed throughout the midlaod
counties. Much loss OF life 10 feared.
The highways and railways are impassa-
able in many places, and mails are
blocked.
Sick Men wanted.
British naval pensioners have been
ordered TO notify the Government Of
toe names Of shiDs they would prefer 10
b employed on, IN view Of being called
into possible active service.
Te Visit the 0aeen.
Pans Jan 6.-fhe fraacais says that
Queen Victogia has invited the Coans
and Countess Of PARIS 10 spend Sunday
and Monday ct Osborne.
Don,t Like Nicholas
The Bulgarian delegation intend to
visit flouFens, Goblet, Freycinet. Ferry
aud Oiemtnceau. They will ask thai
Francs propose 10 Rassia 10 withdraw
Prince Nicholas Of MiaQrslla ae Q can
didate for tbs Bulgarian throne.
CsaFtesy.
OozsrkNruoPLK, Jan. S.--The Catho-
lie Armenian Patriarch IL going 70
Rome As bearer OF the Saltan's pFeesns
of q diamond ring for ths Pope and
decorations for tbs Cardinals.